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Maurice Herzog

French mountaineer and politician (1919-2012)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum14.0
  • Wikipedia7.8K
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Lived 1919–2012, aged 93France
FranceFrancePoliticiansPolitician
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  • Era
    1919–2012
    Aged 93
  • Known for
    Droit de Réponse
    1981
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Updated 2026-06-11

Maurice André Raymond Herzog was a French mountaineer and administrator who was born in Lyon, France. He led the 1950 French Annapurna expedition that first climbed a peak over 8000m, Annapurna, in 1950, and reached the summit with Louis Lachenal. Upon his return, he wrote a best-selling book about the expedition, Annapurna.

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